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Ha, I thought the spare was the rear tire of the vehicle on the ground... Nice Jeep, too!

What's that tire on the left in the first pic? Looks like a tractor or a monster truck! Nice paint on the generator, too.

I can pick up something more if you can get me your pickup authorization and info by 10/21/14 night.

That trailer looks phenomenal, Max. Very nice work. I'm hoping to do the same for my M116A3, whether I beef up the suspension or not. It sucks that I can't fit a sheet of plywood or my mower between the fenders.

I'm most likely having an electrician install it, anyway. If the house burns down, I'm giving the insurance company no excuse.

I want to put it in a building, but I guess I can do a twist lock inside, next to where I "store" my diesel engine with a Gen head on it...

I like those 1101's, larger deck would work better for this. But will they handle overloading like the 116/101's?

I know a few of you have had them installed and inspected with no issues, just wondering if anyone has had one rejected by an inspector for no emergency stop, or any other reason they came up with. I just found out I definitely need a permit for permanent install, and I have lots of things I...

I've probably overloaded it with logs before, too, but never had it weighed. This time, I just happened to have it weighed. I think looking at the gravel load, I'd not have expected it to be 2700 lbs.

If I had an M116A3, with an axle and bearings that are rated much higher than the 2000lb limit, what would be some smart things to change to carry 3500lbs? I'm thinking springs and shocks at least. The tires are rated for over 2000lbs each, so I'm not worried about those. Ultimately, the...

I just stopped and did the actual math (it was bugging me that I'd screwed it up or second guessed myself). Resistance will divide, but since we're talking about watts and not resistance, it becomes confusing. Running them in parallel does divide the resistance, but the math still works out to...

Wow, the formatting was all screwy posted from my phone last night, and I didn't see it until now... Anyway... You're understanding seems to be correct. :goodjob: You didn't mention it, but I noticed in rereading that I was kinda unclear on one thing. What I meant about taking off the third...

I would use 3 elements on 3 separate runs of #12 romex, directly to the generator reconnect lugs, without any extra hardware in the middle. That will be over the units rated capacity and sufficient for a test. I would wire it up, keep bare wire insulated or stay away from it, ground the...

Not to mention the hydrogen that'll be produced, setting up a little explosive atmosphere... Sounds like fun. :) Op, your simplest solution is going to be a can of water and some water heater elements. They're $10-20 at Home Depot brand new, 50 gallon drum is $10 on Craigslist, a couple feet...

Nevermind, didn't see the title correctly on my phone. I can't help from Ga...

And zippers, btw. The one I have has zippers. Did any M103's have covers with zippers in the corners instead of straps?

Is there a more recent version of the 103a3, like an a5? :) I'm going back and forth on maybe building a bigger pipe frame and making this one fit.

What about your steel brake line? Raising the frame up from the drawbar will twist the front spring hangers or the drawbar, and eventually result in a failure of the joint. Imagine it breaking at 70mph with a 1000lb load of furniture or something. The trailer might just drive the truck...

Since I'm not a purist with these trailers anymore, and I have a dozen mil intervehicular connectors, I've started cutting off the mil plug and putting an RV plug directly on the military wire. In the past, I've found the little 4-conductor flat wire harness deteriorates quickly in the sun, and...

Ha, I had less luck with google. That looks like the right size, but mine has eyelets to attach to the bed rather than straps. It looks like it could be the same cover, just newer style. My googling of M103 shows the A3 as the newest model and designed in the 70's. This cover design is newer...